Objective. —To determine the degree of involvement women with breast cancer wanted in
medical decision making, extent to which they believed they had achieved their preferred …

Background and Purpose— Proxy informants can provide information on patients who are
limited in ability to self-assess health-related quality of life (HRQL) after stroke. One alternative …

OBJECTIVES: Few studies have compared the long-term outcomes of endoscopic resection
and surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the long-term outcomes of endoscopic …

Background : Dedicated intensive care unit (ICU) physician staffing is associated with a
reduction in ICU mortality rates in general medical and surgical ICUs. However, limited data are …

Background Accurate identification of microvascular invasion (MVI) in hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC) before treatment is critical for selecting a proper treatment strategy. Purpose To …

Limited data are available regarding the prognostic factors for patients with nontuberculous
mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD). We investigated the prognostic factors …

Introduction and objectives This study investigated whether the vasoactive inotropic score (VIS)
is independently predictive of mortality in cardiogenic shock (CS). Methods This study …

Background and Aims Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been widely accepted
for treating superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SESCC). However, long-term …

This study examined post-fracture osteoporosis drug treatment in hip fracture patients and
the association of treatment with mortality and morbidity. Pre- and post-fracture demographic/…

OBJECTIVE: To describe characteristics associated with inappropriate hospital use by
patients in Manitoba in order to help target concurrent utilization review. Utilization review was …